Correction: California Drought-Water Fines-Glance

The Associated Press

In a story July 16 about the results of a California water use survey, The Associated Press, relying on data reported by agencies to the State Water Resources Control Board, erroneously reported the increase in water usage by the city of Santa Ana. Updated figures provided by the city show consumption increasing by 10 percent over the three previous years, not 64 percent.

A corrected version of the story is below:

Biggest water saving, guzzling districts

Biggest water saving, guzzling districts

By The Associated Press

Despite the governor's call for conservation amid a historic drought, California water agencies across the state collectively reported a 1 percent increase in water use in May 2014 compared to the same month over the previous three years.

The State Water Resources Control Board says changes in water use varied drastically across the state, with the south coast region, which includes Los Angeles, reporting an 8 percent increase and the Sacramento River region reporting a 13 percent decrease in use. The figures do not reflect per capita water use, which also varies widely by region, and do not differentiate between business and residential accounts.

The water board defines large suppliers as those serving more than 40,000 customers.

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These large suppliers reported the biggest increases in May water use among the 276 respondents to a state survey:

— City of San Juan Capistrano (Orange County), 37 percent.

— City of Garden Grove (Orange County), 32 percent.

— Rancho California Water District (Riverside County), 21 percent.

— El Toro Water District (Orange County), 20 percent.

— San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, 19 percent.

— Vallecitos Water District (north of San Diego), 18 percent.

— American Water Company Los Angeles District (Los Angeles County), 17 percent.